Kill Your Lawn
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Passionate about plants, especially native plant gardening and ecology. USDA zone 6. Environmental Science
Ginkgo Leaf Drop Day in Columbus, Ohio occurred on. 29 November, 2024
November 30, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Ginkgo Leaf Drop Day in Columbus, Ohio occurred on. 29 November, 2024
Another gingko in Columbus, OH. 11/25/24. Seems like leaf drop day is really late this year.
November 25, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Another gingko in Columbus, OH. 11/25/24. Seems like leaf drop day is really late this year.
Clicking through Google Streetview in my town, I can see so many places where a trumpet vine would be left undisturbed long enough to establish itself. You can’t get rid of these things once they they’re established. They’re US natives and hummingbirds love them! #NativePlants
November 25, 2024 at 1:37 AM
Clicking through Google Streetview in my town, I can see so many places where a trumpet vine would be left undisturbed long enough to establish itself. You can’t get rid of these things once they they’re established. They’re US natives and hummingbirds love them! #NativePlants
A magnificent ginkgo in Columbus, Ohio. As of November 23rd, 2024, ginkgo leaf drop day had not yet occurred.
November 23, 2024 at 7:40 PM
A magnificent ginkgo in Columbus, Ohio. As of November 23rd, 2024, ginkgo leaf drop day had not yet occurred.
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There’s more to rainbows than the human eye can see: here’s how a rainbow extends into the infrared and ultraviolet.
Photos:
1. Infrared
2. Visible (obviously)
3. Ultraviolet, and
4. A composite showing how UV is beyond the violet in a rainbow, and IR beyond the red end.
🧪 #photography
Photos:
1. Infrared
2. Visible (obviously)
3. Ultraviolet, and
4. A composite showing how UV is beyond the violet in a rainbow, and IR beyond the red end.
🧪 #photography
November 21, 2024 at 10:35 AM
There’s more to rainbows than the human eye can see: here’s how a rainbow extends into the infrared and ultraviolet.
Photos:
1. Infrared
2. Visible (obviously)
3. Ultraviolet, and
4. A composite showing how UV is beyond the violet in a rainbow, and IR beyond the red end.
🧪 #photography
Photos:
1. Infrared
2. Visible (obviously)
3. Ultraviolet, and
4. A composite showing how UV is beyond the violet in a rainbow, and IR beyond the red end.
🧪 #photography
Reposted by Kill Your Lawn
Dear planty people, what flowers have the coolest patterns on their petals?
I will start: Saxifraga rotundifolia
I will start: Saxifraga rotundifolia
November 20, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Dear planty people, what flowers have the coolest patterns on their petals?
I will start: Saxifraga rotundifolia
I will start: Saxifraga rotundifolia
An addition to my local Little Free Library
November 19, 2024 at 11:36 PM
An addition to my local Little Free Library
Notes on American Senna (Senna hebecarpa)
Long-lived perennial, US native
Begin cold stratification in the fall (now!), plant ~2 cm deep in potting mix, leave outside all winter. These will germinate in spring. Transplant at 5 cm tall
Long-lived perennial, US native
Begin cold stratification in the fall (now!), plant ~2 cm deep in potting mix, leave outside all winter. These will germinate in spring. Transplant at 5 cm tall
November 19, 2024 at 2:25 AM
Notes on American Senna (Senna hebecarpa)
Long-lived perennial, US native
Begin cold stratification in the fall (now!), plant ~2 cm deep in potting mix, leave outside all winter. These will germinate in spring. Transplant at 5 cm tall
Long-lived perennial, US native
Begin cold stratification in the fall (now!), plant ~2 cm deep in potting mix, leave outside all winter. These will germinate in spring. Transplant at 5 cm tall
Booksky people: I really loved the Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy by Liu Cixin. Does anyone have scifi recommendations with similar themes?
November 15, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Booksky people: I really loved the Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy by Liu Cixin. Does anyone have scifi recommendations with similar themes?